Nail patella syndrome is a rare genetic condition that may cause problems with the nails, bones, and kidneys. Symptoms of nail-patella syndrome Almost every people with nail-patella syndrome has abnormal nails, and so many people also have problems with their kneecaps (patellae), elbows, and pelvis. Some of the problems will be obvious from birth, but…
What is a Turner Syndrome? Turner syndrome is a congenital ovarian hypoplasia syndrome and a genetic condition that occurs only in women when one of the sex chromosomes is missed or changed partially or completely causing medical and developmental problems like short height, failure of the ovaries to develop, and heart defects. It was reported…
Definition A dinner fork deformity also identifies as a bayonet deformity, happens as the result of a malunited distal radial fracture, generally a Colles fracture. The distal fragment is dorsally angulated, displaced, and often also impacted. What are the Causes of Dinner fork deformity? Symptoms in Dinner fork deformity Findings Diagnosis Treatment of Dinner fork…
Overview Chest pain can be seen in too many different forms, ranging from a sharp stab to a dull ache. Sometimes chest pain feels crushing or burning. In a few cases, the pain referred to the neck, into the jaw, and then spreads to the back or down one or both arms. Many different problems…
Definition Costochondritis is a self-limiting condition known as painful chronic inflammation of the costochondral junctions of ribs or chondrosternal joints of the anterior chest wall. It is a clinical diagnosis and does not need any specific diagnostic testing in the absence of concomitant cardiopulmonary symptoms or risk factors. Costochondritis is often confused with Tietze syndrome….
What is a Clubfoot? Clubfoot describes a range of foot abnormalities generally present at birth (congenital) in which the baby’s foot is twisted out of shape or position. In clubfoot, the tissues incorporating the muscles into the bone (tendons) are shorter than normal. Clubfoot is a fairly normal birth defect and is generally an isolated…
Overview A Shoulder Dislocation is an injury in which the upper arm bone comes out of the cup-shaped socket that is part of the shoulder blade. The shoulder is the body’s most pliable joint, which assembles it more likely to dislocate. If a person suspects a dislocated shoulder, look for medical attention. Most individuals regain…
What is a Spina Bifida? Spina Bifida, in general, is identified as “a neural tube defect (NTD) that results when the inferior neuropore does not close, although it has also been recommended that a closed tube can reopen in few cases. Developing vertebrae do not close around a defective neural tube, resulting in a bony…
Description A Hill-Sachs deformity is an osseous defect or “dent” of the postero-supero-lateral humeral head that happens in alliance with anterior instability or dislocation of the glenohumeral joint. It was first explained by two different radiologists by the name HA Hill and MD Sachs in 1940. This deformity is brought about by an anterior shoulder…
Description Madelung’s deformity is an abnormality of the palmer ulnar part of the distal radial epiphysis in which progressive ulnar and volar tilt develops at the distal ulna. First described by Bt Malgaigne in 1855 and later by Madelung in 1878. Though congenital, it is obvious until late childhood and adolescence. It is a rare…
